Hushed Willows We all make mistakes...it's what makes us human.

Nova didn't expect respect right away of course, but she did expect them to be neutral until then. It wasn't her fault that some wolves just couldn't NOT be an asshole. 
The elder could tell he was holding something back, assuming correctly that it was the fault of her outburst. The golden female had to refrain from speaking out, but that wasn't exactly hard to do. Usually, she was a quite stable and calm female. It was Octavia, personally, that just set her off. Perhaps it was the way Nova perceived her as rude, or entitled. 
Instead, she only gave him a glance laced with wariness. No more would information flow freely, if he wasn't willing to be open with her. 
         "Any pack should know that more paws, though that also means more bellies, is overall beneficial to their survival. You were right to be accepted, even if that isn't what you originally wanted."